> Browse on Purchase Orders

Browse on Purchase Orders

You use this program to view all active purchase orders for suppliers.

Active Purchase Orders for Supplier

Field Description
Options  
Options Select this to indicate selection criteria according to which you want to display outstanding purchase orders (see Options).
Include  
Include Select this to include orders for display based on the status of the order (see Include).
Functions  
Detail Lines Select this to view detail line information held against the purchase order (see PO Browse on PO Lines).
Query Select this to view details of the currently highlighted purchase order (see Purchase Order Query).
Sequence The sequences enabled depend on the program from which the PO Browse on Purchase Orders program was accessed.

If you select the sequences By supplier or By customer P/order, then Completed and Cancelled purchased orders cannot be included in the listview. Only active purchase orders for these sequences are catered for in the database.

By P/order Select this to view orders in order number sequence.
By Customer P/order Select this to view orders in customer purchase order sequence.
By Supplier Select this to view orders in supplier sequence.
Select Select this to use the entry currently highlighted in the listview in the corresponding field of another program.

This only applies when the PO Browse on Purchase Orders is invoked from the Purchase Order Query program.

Start at Purchase Order / Customer Purchase Order / Supplier Enter the purchase order number or customer's purchase order number or the supplier to which you want to navigate in the listview. This depends on your selection at the Sequence menu and the options you defined from the Options menu.

Once you have entered the details, you use the Start at (arrow) icon to navigate to that entry in the listview.

Options

This screen is displayed when you select the Options option from the Options menu to indicate selection criteria according to which you want to view outstanding purchase orders.

Field Description
Accept Options Select this to apply your selections to the listview. Only the purchase orders you selected to include are displayed.
Close Select this to ignore any selections you made and to return to the listview.
Suppliers  
Supplier selection Indicate the supplier(s) for whom you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.
Customer purchase orders  
Customer purchase order selection Indicate the customer purchase order(s) for which you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.
Purchase order types  
Purchase order type selection Indicate the purchase order type(s) for which you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.
All Select this to include active supplier orders for all purchase order types.
Import Select this to include active supplier orders for import purchase order types.
Local Select this to include active supplier orders for local purchase order types.
Other Select this to include active supplier orders for other purchase order types.
Currency Indicate the specific currency for which you want to include import purchase order types.
Customers  
Customer selection This enables you to indicate the customer(s) for whom you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.
Memo types  
Memo type selection Indicate the memo type(s) for which you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.
Due dates  
Due date selection Indicate the purchase order due date(s) for which you want to include active supplier orders in the listview.

Include

This enables you to indicate which supplier orders to display in the listview according to the status of the order.

Field Description
Include The options enabled depend on which program the PO Browse on Purchase Orders program was accessed from.

If you selected the sequence to be By supplier or By customer P/order, then Completed and Cancelled purchased orders cannot be selected. The reason is that only active purchase orders for these sequences are catered for in the database.

P/order in process (0) Select this to include orders that are in process (i.e. orders in a status of 0).
Ready for printing (1) Select this to include orders that are ready for printing (i.e. orders in a status of 1).
P/order printed (4) Select this to include orders that have been printed (i.e. orders in a status of 4).
Completed P/order (9) Select this to include orders that are complete (i.e. orders in a status of 9).
Cancelled P/order (*) Select this to include orders that are cancelled (i.e. orders in a status of *).
Select All Select this to include all purchase orders in the listview.
Deselect All Select this to exclude all purchase orders from the listview. You can then select only the few status types you require.
OK Select this to accept your selections and to return to the listview. Only the purchase orders you selected to include are displayed.
Cancel Select this to ignore any changes you made and to return to the listview.

Listview columns

Details of the purchase orders currently defined for the selected supplier are displayed in this listview.

Column Description
Include item in MRP Indicates whether the order is included in the Material Requirements Planning calculation.

Notes and warnings

Program access

  • This program can be accessed by selecting the Outstanding P/orders option from the Query menu of the Supplier Query program or by selecting the Browse icon at the Purchase order field of the Purchase Order Query program.